My predictive ability for the AHL is certainly better than the NHL because I got the NHL Eastern Conference totally wrong. It doesn’t help that the AHL rushed the Atlantic Division games through this week; Hershey (the team to beat across the board) gets to rest up while the East Division is finally moving along.
Since Hershey completely whipped Albany before I had a chance to predict, I’ll just still with the Western Conference where I live.
Abbotsford Heat did defeat the Rochester Americans but I think the Hamilton Bulldogs aren’t pushovers. Hamilton will succeed to take the North Division.
What about my Stars against the Chicago Wolves? If they can at least win one game up north, I’m confident they can win the series. I would prefer them to sweep again which would solve my next Friday evening dilemma: see what may be the end of the Stars’ inaugural season or the next step toward the Calder Cup v. attending what could be my last show at the Cactus Cafe with Graham Parker. As a season-ticket holder, I will have to go with the team.
Now to watch the intermittent updates on the Web as the game unfurls.